Photos: The World in Photos (Nov. 13)

Geert Vanden Wijngaert, AP11.13.2015

Ice Magic Managing Director Francis Vandendorpe checks the quality of the ice at the Ice Magic Festival in Bruges, Belgium on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Just a few weeks ahead of global climate change talks in Paris, ice sculpture festivals in Western Europe are feeling the impact of a particularly warm November.

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Indonesian dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 13th World Wushu Championships in Jakarta on November 13, 2015. Indonesia hosts the 13th World Wushu Championship from November 14-18.Adek Berry
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An Indian girl walks under an umbrella along a waterlogged street following heavy rain in Chennai on November 13, 2015.Stringer
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A Kurdish force stands guard at a post as the sun rises on the frontline in Sinjar, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015.*
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The Red Arrows perform over the London landmark Big Ben as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts his three day visit to Britain in London, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015.Frank Augstein
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A trailer sports an unusual picture in Berlin on November 12, 2015.JOHN MACDOUGALL
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A Sri Lankan Army personnel keep vigil at the coffin of Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Maduluwawe Sobitha prior to his cremation, at a public park in the capital Colombo on November 12, 2015. The 73-year-old monk, who died after heart surgery, had been an influential social worker who forced the government to scale down powers of the executive presidency and move towards a stronger parliamentary democracy earlier this year.Ishara S.KODIKARA
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A shadow of a member of the armed forces appears on the plaque of names inscribed on the Armed Forces Memorial during an Armistice Day service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, central England on November 11, 2015. The Armed Forces Memorial is to undergo a year-long programme of repairs and improvements, starting on November 12, 2015. APaul Ellis
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An honour guard of Scots Guards prepares to greet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at treasury drum in London on November 12, 2015. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and address a huge rally at London's Wembley Stadium during a three-day visit to Britain focused on trade and investment starting today.JUSTIN TALLIS
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Slovenian soldiers build a razor wire fence on the Slovenian-Croatian border in Gibina, northeastern Slovenia, on November 11, 2015. Slovenia's army began on November 11 rolling out razor wire along the border with Croatia, in a move billed by the government as designed to better manage the influx of migrants.Jure Makovec
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A boy works as he unload stones from a boat to the shore carried on his head in two baskets in Dala on November 11, 2015. Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition appeared on the verge of a landslide election win that could finally reset Myanmar after decades of army control, as a top member of the ruling party said they had "lost completely".Nocoplas Asfouri
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Refugees and migrants jump off a dinghy upon their arrival on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on November 11, 2015. European leaders tried to focus on joint action with Africa to tackle the migration crisis, as Slovenia became the latest EU member to act on its own by barricading its border.Aris Messini
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Buddhist monks play football outside their temple in Yangon on November 11, 2015. Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition appeared on the verge of a landslide election win that could finally reset Myanmar after decades of army control, as a top member of the ruling party said they had "lost completely".Nicolas Asfouri
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A young boy mourns over the coffin of a fighter from the Kurdish People's Protection Units' (YPG), after he was killed in combat against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in the northeastern Syrian city of Al-Hol, during his funeral in Qamishli, a Kurdish-majority city in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, on November 11, 2015.Delil Soulieman
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Serbian army soldiers stand at attention at the French soldiers' cemetery in Belgrade on November 11, 2015 during Armistice Day commemorations marking the 97th anniversary of the end of World War I.Andrej Isakovic
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An Israeli border gaurd trips on a road barrier during clashes with Palestinian protestors at the entrance of the Palestinian town of al-Bireh on the outskirts of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on November 11, 2015.Abbas Momani
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Mourners attend the funeral of a fighter from the Kurdish People's Protection Units' (YPG) in Qamishli, a Kurdish-majority city in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, on November 11, 2015, after he was killed in combat against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in the northeastern Syrian city of Al-Hol.Delil Soulieman
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Mike deRoos, master skeleton articulator, vacuums the rib cage of a blue whale skeleton at the The Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC in Vancouver, BC, November, 10, 2015. This is the first time the 25-metre long skeleton has been cleaned since it was installed five years ago.RICHARD LAM
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People hold a large image of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, outside the Anitkabir, Ataturk's mausoleum, during the 77th anniversary of his death in Ankara, on November 10, 2015.ADEM ALTAN
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Indian Sikhs gather during Sarbat Khalsa, or congregation of Sikhs, on the outskirts of Amritsar on November 10, 2015. The gathering was called by various Sikh bodies, including Sikh hardline organizations, to discuss the appointment of the new Sikh head priest of the Akaal Takht Sahib, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs in Amritsar.NARINDER NANU
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A soldier patrols the Mpanda ceremony during the funeral ceremony for Welly Nzitonda, the son of human rights defender Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa, on November 10, 2015 in Bujumbura, Burundi. Welly Nzitonda was found dead on November 6 a few hours after his arrest in the capital. He was the second member of Mbonimpa's family to have been killed. France on November 9 presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at toughening the international response to the violence in Burundi, where fears of Rwanda-style mass killings are rife. Burundi has suffered a dramatic rise in killings, arrests and detentions since President Pierre Nkurunziza launched a controversial bid to stand for a third term in April.LANDRY NSHIMIYE
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Michi Main, master skeleton articulator, vacuums the jaw bone of a blue whale skeleton at the The Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC in Vancouver, BC, November, 10, 2015. This is the first time the 25-metre long skeleton has been cleaned since it was installed five years ago.RICHARD LAM
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A man enjoys the sunshine on an unusually warm day on the shore of Lake Geneva in Lutry Beach near Lausanne, southwestern Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, as record-breaking temperatures for the month of November hit Switzerland.Laurent Gillieron
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The Akshardham temple stands illuminated with lamps and light on the eve of Diwali, the festival of lights, at Gandhinagar, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. Hindus across the country will celebrate Diwali on Wednesday.Ajit Solanki
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A Palestinian youth makes a jump near the beach in Gaza City on November 9, 2015.MOHAMMED ABED
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Crowds sit in front of Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu couche" during the "Artist Muse: A Curated Evening Sale" November 9, 2015 at Christie's New York November 9, 2015. The painting sold for USD170,405,000.TIMOTHY A. CLARY
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President of the Bird Protection league (LPO) Allain Bougrain-Dubourg (L) is evacuated by an inhabitant after clashing with the owner (R) of a plot where bird traps were found during an action against finch poaching, on November 9, 2015 in Audon, south western France.GAIZKA IROZ
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Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrate as they look at the official election results outside the National League of Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon on November 9, 2015. Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party cheered in growing excitement as early results from Myanmar's historic election boosted hopes of sweeping gains to carry it to power after decades of military dominance.NICOLAS ASFOURI
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Jessica Wang, left, and Michael Teylan, both of Los Angeles, use a selfie stick at Seattle's "gum wall" at Pike Place Market, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. On Tuesday, a steam-cleaning process to remove all of the gum from the walls is scheduled to begin, the first full cleaning the tourist attraction has received in 20 years.Ted S. Warren
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Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky poses after setting fire to the doors of the headquarters of the FSB security service, the successor to the KGB, in central Moscow early on November 9, 2015. Russian authorities on November 9 detained a performance artist best known for nailing his scrotum to Red Square after he torched the doors of the headquarters of the FSB, the successor to the KGB, Interfax news agency reported.NIGINA BEROEVA
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A fireman rescues in Paracatu de Baixo, Minas Gerais, Brazil on November 9, 2015 a dog that was trapped in the mud that swept through the Village of Bento Rodrigues on Thursday killing at least one person and leaving other 26 missing. The tragedy occurred Thursday when waste reservoirs at the partly Australian-owned Samarco iron ore mine burst open, unleashing a sea of muck that flattened the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues.Douglas Magno
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Australia's vice captain David Warner interacts with his daughter Ivy following his team's victory in the first Test cricket match between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane on November 9, 2015.SAEED KHAN
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In this photo provided by Charles Hall, lightning strikes over the Golden Gate Bridge as a storm moves in to San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. A storm system moving across California is bringing cool, wet weather to the low lands and snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains.Charles Hall via AP
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